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ArticleJournal of gastroenterology2026

TP53 mutation predicts resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitor-based therapy in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.

Hiroki Inada, Sotaro Kurano, Hideaki Miyamoto, Masaya Onishi, Yutaka Suzuki, Satoshi Narahara, Fumiya Otsuka, Etsuko Iio, Takehisa Watanabe, Hiroko Setoyama and 4 more

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Article in Journal of gastroenterology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Hiroki Inada *Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1, Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Sotaro Kurano *Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1, Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Hideaki MiyamotoDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1, Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Masaya OnishiDepartment of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan.
Yutaka SuzukiDepartment of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan.
Satoshi NaraharaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1, Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Fumiya OtsukaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1, Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Etsuko IioDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1, Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Takehisa WatanabeDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1, Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Hiroko SetoyamaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1, Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Katsuya NagaokaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1, Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Toru BeppuDepartment of Surgery, Yamaga City Medical Center, Yamaga, Japan.
Hiromitsu HayashiDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Yasuhito TanakaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1, Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan. ytanaka@kumamoto-u.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0002-2473-6966

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development 24fk0210103Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development 25fk0210172Takeda Science Foundation 2024043966
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is an aggressive malignancy with limited treatment options and a poor prognosis. Although immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-based chemotherapy has recently been introduced as a first-line treatment, clinical responses remain highly variable. Currently, no reliable molecular biomarkers are available to predict the therapeutic efficacy of ICC.

methodsWe conducted a retrospective, multicenter cohort study of 25 patients with unresectable ICC treated with gemcitabine, cisplatin, and durvalumab (GCD therapy) between September 2022 and August 2024. Comprehensive genomic profiling was performed in 19 patients (76%) to identify genomic alterations. In selected cases, spatial transcriptomic analysis using the Xenium platform was employed to characterize tumor-immune spatial dynamics.

resultsThe median progression-free survival (PFS) was 7.8 months (95% CI: 3.6-10.6), and the median overall survival (OS) was 11.1 months (95% CI: 6.9-18.6). Among genomic alterations, TP53 mutation was the only independent predictor of shorter PFS in multivariate analysis (HR: 4.20; p = 0.036). TP53-mutant tumors were associated with significantly shorter PFS (p = 0.011) and a trend toward worse OS (p = 0.051). Spatial transcriptomic profiling revealed a distinct immunosuppressive microenvironment in TP53-mutated tumors marked by poor CD8⁺ T-cell infiltration, enrichment of CD109⁺ tumor-associated macrophages, and downregulation of antigen-presentation genes TAP1 and TAP2.

conclusionsThis study is the first to identify TP53 mutation as a biomarker of resistance to ICI-based therapy in ICC, and to uncover its immune-evasive phenotype using spatial profiling. These findings provide mechanistic insight into immune evasion and support the development of TP53-guided immunotherapeutic strategies in ICC.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBile Duct NeoplasmsCholangiocarcinomaDrug Resistance, NeoplasmImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsTumor Suppressor Protein p53AdultAgedAntibodies, MonoclonalBiomarkers, TumorCisplatinDeoxycytidineFemaleGemcitabineHumansMaleAntibodies, MonoclonalBiomarkers, TumorCisplatinDeoxycytidinedurvalumabGemcitabineImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsTP53 protein, humanTumor Suppressor Protein p53Comprehensive genomic profilingImmune checkpoint inhibitorsIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaSpatial transcriptomicsTP53 mutation

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